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| − | The term '''Master''' can be used gender-independent or can be used in context to mean male only. There is not otherwise a male equivalent. The female equivalent is [[Mistress]] or possibly [[Dominatrix]].
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| − | ==Casual Usage==
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| − | Some people in a relationship enjoy the psychological impact of calling their partner ''Master'' or having their partner call them ''Master''. Such usage is not by itself an indication that they are a master any more than calling a partner 'honey' indicates that they are made of honey.
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| − | This usage of the word ''Master'' as an honorific is a common source of confusion when trying to use or understand terminology, given that the more accepted usage requires no certification or formal training. Most especially, a [[Dom]] might be called ''Master'' by his [[sub]].
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| − | ==Owner==
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| − | Typically, '''Master''' is used to describe the dominant partner, or owner, in a [[Master/Slave]] relationship. A Master might have little specific expertise although to successfully own a slave, he must have some abilities and skills.
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| − | The Master has usually been given the right to exercise authority over the slave in some sense, within a relationship that may extend to a full time, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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| − | A '''Master''' might be a [[sadist]] but is unlikely to be a [[masochist]].
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| − | ==Context==
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| − | [[Image:BDSMvenn.gif|An overview of the various practitioners of Fetish and BDSM|right]]
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| − | For convenience, people who are "In Charge" or wielding the crop or whatever are referred to as "tops", and the person on the other end is called a "bottom". Many people enjoy being both and are said to be "switches".
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| − | Furthermore, tops in a DS context are called "doms" (short for "dominants") and bottoms in DS are "subs". It's very important to remember that not all tops are doms, and not all bottoms are subs (ie not everyone into some parts of BDSM is into the DS part.) The diagram should help make this clearer. If you need to indicate gender, there are modified terms: maledom, femdom, domme (which is a feminine form of gender neutral word dom), malesub and femsub.
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| − | ==See Also==
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| − | * [[Master]] [[Mistress]] [[Owner]]
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| − | * [[Dom]] [[Domme]] [[Dominatrix]]
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| − | * [[Top]]
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| − | * [[Slave]]
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| − | * [[Sub]]
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| − | * [[Bottom]]
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| − | * [[Dominant]]
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| − | * [[Submissive]]
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| − | * [[Fetish]] [[Kink]]
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| − | * [[Sadist]]
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| − | * [[Masochist]]
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| − | [[Category:BDSM]]
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